PAYTON CHOSEN CAPTAIN OF 1937 TRACK SQUAD

PAYTON CHOSEN
CAPTAIN OF 1937
TRACK SQUAD
Eugene Payton junior star on S. I. N. U.'s 1937 track team has been elected captain for the coming season by the 17 lettermen of the team. Kenneth Cole, who represented Southern at the Olympic finals in New York las t summer, was made honoerary captain of last year's team.
Cole is the greatest hop, step and jump star ever to attend Southern and had it not been for an injured ankle received early in the season last year, he might have been the winner of his feature event at the Olympics.
Cole competed in the Drake Relays, and the National A. A. U. tournament last season and placed in all the meets.
In 1934 Cole was one of Southern's Leading high jumpers, jumping over 6 feet consistently. However, he was not permitted to take chances on his weak ankle last season and therefore he did very little high jumping
Cole is from Norris City and should be a leading scorer of the Maroons this season.
Captain Payton has scored 184 points in outdoor competition during his two years at Southern and has been the only 4 event man on the team. Payton is used by Coach Lingle in the 100 and 220 yds. dashes the 220 yds. low hurdles and the broad jump. He holds the I. I. A. C. record in the low hurdles, 23.9 seconds, which he set last year. He Also is holder of the State Teachers college record in the low hurdles.
For the past two years this 22 year old colored trackster from Carrier Mills has been high point man 0f all the athletes competing at the State Teachers and I. I. A. C. meet.

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PAYTON CHOSEN
CAPTAIN OF 1937
TRACK SQUAD
Eugene Payton junior star on S. I. N. U.'s 1937 track team has been elected captain for the coming season by the 17 lettermen of the team. Kenneth Cole, who represented Southern at the Olympic finals in New York las t summer, was made honoerary captain of last year's team.
Cole is the greatest hop, step and jump star ever to attend Southern and had it not been for an injured ankle received early in the season last year, he might have been the winner of his feature event at the Olympics.
Cole competed in the Drake Relays, and the National A. A. U. tournament last season and placed in all the meets.
In 1934 Cole was one of Southern's Leading high jumpers, jumping over 6 feet consistently. However, he was not permitted to take chances on his weak ankle last season and therefore he did very little high jumping
Cole is from Norris City and should be a leading scorer of the Maroons this season.
Captain Payton has scored 184 points in outdoor competition during his two years at Southern and has been the only 4 event man on the team. Payton is used by Coach Lingle in the 100 and 220 yds. dashes the 220 yds. low hurdles and the broad jump. He holds the I. I. A. C. record in the low hurdles, 23.9 seconds, which he set last year. He Also is holder of the State Teachers college record in the low hurdles.
For the past two years this 22 year old colored trackster from Carrier Mills has been high point man 0f all the athletes competing at the State Teachers and I. I. A. C. meet.